Aquatic game



D. L. ALGER AQUATIC GAME Filed Sept. 19. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented,luly l, i924.

DON L. ALGER, F AVALON, CALIFORNIA.

AQUATIC GAME.

Application filed September 19, 1923. Serial No. 663,533.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DON L. ALGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Avalon, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AquaticGames, of which the followingis a specification.

In carrying out the present invention it is my purpose to provide ahighly novel and interesting game that is adapted to be played bybathers while in the water, and one that will prove a high form ofamusement for the participants of the game.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of suchanaquatic game that includes a plurality of various form game piecesthat are extremely s1m, ple in construction and that may be manufacturedand marketed at small cost.

WVith the above and other objects in view as thenature of the inventionis better understood the same comprises the novel form, combination andarrangement of parts set forth in the following specification shown inthe accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters. indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a group view of the different elements comprising my novelaquatic game,

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly in cross section of one ofthe buoyant participant supporting elements comprised in my game,

Figure 3 is a transverse'cross section taken substantially upon the line8-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4C is an enlarged fragmentary cross section through one of thegoal elements that comprises an essential part of this game, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross section therethrough, in this View thegoal being shown as anchored to the bottom of the body of water in whichthe game is being played.

Now having reference to the drawings and particularly to Figure 1, itwill be seen that my novel aquatic game comprises six buoyantparticipant supporting elements designated generally 5, six steering andplaying bats 6, one playing ball 7 that is preferably of hollow rubberin the shape of a ball, two goal elements 8, and six counter pieces 9for each goal element.

There are two sets of the game elements with the exception of theplaying ball 7 the elements of one set being preferably of the colorgreen while the game pieces of the other set are preferably of the colorred.

,Each of the buoyant participant supporting elements 5 is preferably inthe shape of an enlarg g'ed fish and comprises a hollow metallic bodyportion 10 thickened at its bottom side as more clearly shown in Figure2 for balancing purposes and provided with a drain plug 11. Secured tothe front end of said hollow body section 10 is a head 12 while securedto the opposite end of said body section is a flexible tail portion 18the body section 10 being provided inter ,mediate its ends and upon itstop side with a rubber mat 13 for lessening the liability of theparticipant slipping therefrom by sitting upon this buoyant supportingelement.

Each of the goal elen'ients 8 is in the ate-shaped sections 15 hingedlysecured. at

section as shown in Figure 5 and consisting of a desirable buoyantmaterial and preferably of cloth. Each of these rings is an chored. tothe bottom of the body of water by a pair of anchoring means at diametrically opposite points of the ring as indicated generally at 17.

In actual practice the green paddle pieces 9 are placed within the greengoal element 8 while the red paddle pieces 9 are placed within the othergoal element and the playing ball 7 is positioned at a predeterminedpoint, the object of the game being for the players upon the red buoyantsupporting element to propel themselves in the water by the paddles 6and at the same time endeavor to knock the ball 7 into their opponentsgoal element. Upon the ball 7 being knocked into the goal of theopponent, one of the counters is removed from the ring into which theball is knocked and placed into the other ring, and as soon as one sidehas relieved its opponent of all its game pieces as well as any of itsown game pieces that the opposing side may have in its ring, the game iswon.

In view of the above description when taken in consideration with theaccompany ing drawings, it will be at once apparent that I have providedan aquatic game that will afford a high degree of amusement for both theparticipants and the lockers-on, and even though I have herein set forthand shown that the difierent elements of this game are of certainstructural form and that the game is to be played in a certain specipfied manner, it is nevertheless to be understood that departures may behad without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and'desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an aquatic game of the character set forth, apair of buoyant goalelements Within each of which is to be positioned aseries of buoyantcounting elements, abuoyant playing ball, a series of buoyantparticipant supporting elements, and a steering and batting paddle foreach participant for use in assisting in'moving from place to place andfor striking the ball in endeavoring to knock the same into the goalpiece of the opposing side;

2. In an aquatic game of the character set forth, a pair of circulargoal elements of a buoyant nature and within which are to be positionedgame pieces also of a buoyant nature, means for anchoring said goalele--- ments, a buoyant playing ball, buoyant supporting elements forthe participants of the game, and means for 'assisting in themovementsof the participants as well as for actuating a ball in an endeavor toknock the same into the goal piece of the opposing side.

3. In an aquatic game of the character set forth, a pair of circulargoal elements of a buoyant nature and within which are to be positionedgame pieces also of a buoyant nature, means for anchoring said goalelements, a buoyant playing ball, buoyant supporting elements for theparticipants of the game, means for assisting in the movements of theparticipants as well as for actuating a ball in an endeavor to knock thesame into the goal piece of the opposing side, said buoyant participantsupporting elements comprising a hollow metallic body provided with ahead and tail piece.

4. In an aquatic game of the character set forth, a'pair of circulargoal elements of a buoyant nature and within which are to be positionedgame pieces also of a buoyant nature, means for anchoring said goalelements, a buoyant playing ball, buoyant supporting elements fortheparticipants of the game, means'for assisting in the movements of theparticipants as well as for actuating a ball in an endeavor to knock thesame into the goal piece of the opposing side, said goal elementscomprising a series of arcuateshaped sections of buoyant materialhingedly secured together at their opposite ends.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

DON L. Arena.

